# Accident 19970503007629A: Bbavia 7AC, Truckee, CA, May 3, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1997, 08:55 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3201° N, 120.1396° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRUCKEE-TAHOE (TRK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3201&lon=-120.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1277E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 32 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970503007629A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT CRASHED ON LANDING. (.4)THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 28, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AND STRUCK A FRANGIBLE RUNWAY SIGN. THE PILOT CONTINUED LEVELING THE AIRPLANE TO GAIN AIRSPEED, AND THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED FURTHER RIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT STRUCK ROCKS LOCATED 276 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY RIGHT SHOULDER. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE CALM AT 0852 PDT, FROM 200 DEGREES AT 7 GUSTING 17 KNOTS AT 0958, AND FROM 190 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS AT 0900.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX97LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA175), May 3, 1997: Aeronca 7AC-EC (N1277E), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing and go-around. The gusty/crosswind condition and proximity of obstructions…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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